INTERNAL ONLY Partnership, Collaboration & Family Engagement Manager (CS5) – Olympia

Job Title: Partnership, Collaboration & Family Engagement Manager | Commerce Specialist 5 (CS5) This position is open to current DCYF employees only.
Location: Olympia, WA - This position is 100% Remote 
Closes: Thursday, April 24th, 2025
Salary: $6,227 - $8,377 Monthly

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The Opportunity:
As the ESIT Partnership, Collaboration & Family Engagement Manager, you will strategically support state, regional, and local practitioners to build on family strengths by providing coordination, resources, and services to enhance the development of children with developmental delays or disabilities to engage in everyday learning opportunities. You will be responsible for recruitment, orientation, supervision, coaching and retention of four specialists assigned to the Partnership, Collaboration, and Family Engagement Team. You will also be responsible for promoting and ensuring internal and external stakeholders’ understanding of cross-cutting themes. These themes are critical for the development and sustainability of quality early intervention systems, including effective family leadership, multi-dimensional communication, meaningful collaboration, standardized data-driven decision-making protocols, and advanced coordination within and across the state’s early care and education programs.
                                                                                                                                                              
Some of what you'll get to do:

• Establish the purpose, vision, and parameters for the development and implementation of the comprehensive, inclusive, and equity-based Partnership and Stakeholder Engagement Plan that reflects agency priorities, State Interagency Coordinating Council’s areas of focus, and early intervention guiding principles. 
• Plan and implement evaluative, qualitative, and quantitative stakeholder and family-centered performance strategies in direct support of improved outcomes for children and their families.   
• Serve as the designated State Staff Liaison to the State Interagency Coordinating Council’s Executive Steering Committee and collaborate with the Committee Chair to establish an annual work plan and monthly agendas.
• Provide opportunities for stakeholders to give input about the content of the engagement plan in collaboration with the Data Systems & Analysis Manager, on a semi-annual basis, including progress on performance indicators and target settings in the State Performance Plan.
• Develop and/or implement existing governance structures that delineate appropriate decision-making authority and accountability consistent with the strategies in the Partnership and Stakeholder Engagement Plan. 
• Demonstrate applicability of and encourage implementation of strategies that promote frank, respectful discussions and facilitate the development and maintenance of long-term collaborative relationships across local, regional, and state agencies and partners.
• Inform legislators, funders and public/private partners on a routine basis about the benefits and accomplishments of Part C of IDEA, and the continuing needs of the statewide early support system as it relates to the ESIT Strategic Action Plan. 
• Serve as the ESIT-designated legislative liaison and conduct bill analysis in collaboration with the Resource Allocations Manager.
• Provide direct supervision of all assigned state staff responsible for tribal, state and federal leadership tasks to meet the needs of the state agency and other local and/or county ESIT Provider Agencies.
• Resolve adaptive, technical, and operational challenges across state, regional, and local early intervention systems using open, frank, and transparent communication strategies.
• Facilitate clear communication, collaboration and relationship-building with diverse community-based partners at multiple intersections of the statewide early support system in collaboration with other early care and education systems.
• Plan and lead internal and external webinars promoting development and implementation of co-designed community and stakeholder engagement strategies by state, regional, county, and local leaders that can yield sustainable inclusive system improvements and increased outcomes for children and families.
• Coordinate the development and implementation of statewide dispute resolution training and technical assistance at state, regional, county, and local levels in collaboration with Accountability & Quality Improvement Manager, to ensure agency expectations and principles of racial equity and social justice are in place.

Required Qualifications:

• Equivalent combination of education and professional experience totaling eight (8) years in early childhood education, child development, early learning, state preschool education, comprehensive preschool programming, or closely related field.

OR

• A Bachelor's degree AND six (6) years of professional experience in early childhood education, child development, early learning, state preschool education, comprehensive preschool programming, or closely related field.

In addition to those required qualifications, our ideal applicant will also have some or all of the following: 

• Demonstrated experience working with Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
• Demonstrated work experience with research-based analytics including the use of Logic Models to plan, implement, and evaluate complex, comprehensive, and statewide early intervention Systemic Improvement Plans.  

 How do I apply? 
Please provide the following documents in order to be considered; failure to do so may result in you not being considered for the position:

• Cover letter
• Resume (current/updated)

Supplemental Information:

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is committed to Washington’s children and youth growing up safe, healthy, and thriving. We invite all candidates to join us in our mission to create a diverse and equitable workplace that reflects the communities we serve.  If you are excited about this role but you believe that your education and/or experience might not align perfectly with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to apply anyway.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained service animal by a person with a disability.

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position.

This position requires a minimum of at least two years of driving experience and a valid driver's license.

This position is included in the bargaining unit represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE). For more information: https://wfse.org/

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment or if you would like to request an accommodation throughout the application/interview process, contact Veronica Jones (Talent Acquisition Specialist) at veronica.jones@dcyf.wa.gov. If you're experiencing technical difficulties creating, accessing or completing your application, call NEOGOV toll-free at (855) 524-5627 or email support@neogov.com.   

Persons needing accommodation in the application process or this announcement in an alternative format may call the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (360) 664-1960.


2025-02161

 

Salary : $6,227 - $8,377